Bassil says no religion allows 'bloodbath', calls for unity in Lebanon and Syria
by Naharnet Newsdesk 10 March 2025, 15:36
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has described the recent widespread clashes across Syria's coastal region, during which hundreds of civilians were killed, as a great danger not just to Syria "but to Lebanon as well."
Bassil warned Sunday night against divisions in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan and called for unity in the region's countries, praising the level of awareness of Tripoli's residents.
Reports that a Syrian minor was stabbed by a Jabal Mohsen resident had sparked tensions and gunfire in Tripoli on Saturday night but calm later returned to the city and tensions were contained.
"People in Lebanon protect each other, it's what the Lebanese did during the Israeli war on Lebanon despite all the political disagreements. It is our duty, in the Free Patriotic Movement, to bring people closer to each other at a time when strife is brewing in the region," Bassil said, adding that there are "hidden hands" inciting and dividing, and that these hands can only be confronted with "the awareness of the people."
Bassil later posted on the X platform that no religion allows "the terrible crimes" happening in Syria and urged all countries to "stop the bloodbath."
"The loss of diversity in Syria is a loss of diversity in Lebanon," Bassil said.
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